Method and tool for data collection, processing, search and display
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Abstract
A social data network tool to collect (110), compile, analyze, graph (210) and search (230) data elements submitted by individual entities, has software modules and enabling hardware components that facilitate forming data sharing groups. A data sharing group serves as a mutually supporting and benefiting community where highly dependable data of common interest are securely shared, displayed, compared and analyzed. A Data-Discrepancy-Analysis tool (420) available on the Graphical User Interface (400), helps users with explanations on similarities or differences between data series, sets or groups. A slew of mathematical algorithms, external databases and domain experts assist the tool to reveal, quantify and interpret trends in data structures for the benefit of users. A high efficiency data mining engine is also part of this tool, which is designed to search (203) for numerical characteristics of data series or their numerical relationships with other data series or their associated storage tags.
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40 Claims
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22. A computer based tool to share information submitted by individual entities and pertaining to topics of common interest, comprising:
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a. at least one client machine, communicatively coupled with at least one server machine and interactively coupled with at least one of said individual entities operating said client machine, b. said server machine communicatively coupled to at least one of a plurality of said client machines, any other server machines and administrative means, c. at least one of said topics of common interest shared by said individual entities, operating said client machines and participating in information sharing, d. at least a first member of a plurality of attributes belonging to said topic of common interest, that can be quantified, converted into digital information and inputted into said tool such as, but not limited to, a characteristic of an object, a measurable aspect of an event, an opinion having finite logical states etc., e. at least a second member of said plurality of attributes belonging to said topic of common interest, that can be associated with at least a said first member attribute as a basis of comparison such as but not limited to, a time stamp at which said first member attribute was recorded, a location stamp at which said first member attribute was reported, an index distinguishing a certain element of said first member attribute from the rest of elements of said first member attribute etc., f. a first user interface means on said client machine to accept at least one data element representing at least a said first member attribute, along with any other submitted data element representing at least any said second member attribute associated with said first member attribute of said topic of common interest, g. a second data collecting means on at least one of said server machines to gather data elements accepted by at least one of said client machines representing at least a said first of said plurality of attributes along with any other submitted data elements representing associated attributes, pertaining to said topic of common interest and accepted by said client machine, h. a third data processing means on at least one of said server machines to process said data elements collected by said server machines in accordance with object methods and object properties defined for classes to which said attributes belong such as but not limited to, data contributor profiles, common interest topic profiles, data attribute profiles, privacy control parameters, analysis algorithm requirements, subject-expertise needs, data ownership strategies etc., i. a fourth data displaying means on said client machines to accept processed information pertaining to said topics of common interest from at least one of said server machines, such as but not limited to data structures, data trends, data interpretations, data graphing requirements, graph labeling attributes, information-filter settings etc., interact with said individual entities operating said client machines regarding their personal data-viewing choices and display said information on said client machines in a manner required by said individual entities, thereby providing said individual entities easy access to most relevant crowd-sourced data, personalized data analysis reports, insightful expert digests, and customizable data-search tools in a cost effective manner. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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